**A good double barrelled side by side 12 bore/8x57mm top le...

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£2,500 - £3,000

**A good double barrelled side by side 12 bore/8x57mm top lever hammerless boxlock non ejector sporting gun/rifle, by J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Suhl, number 261749, 43½" overall, barrels 26¾", with folding rearsight and integral mounts for Zeiss clip-on telescopic sight; the frame and trigger guard lightly engraved and signed "J.P. SAUER & SOHN, SUHL", with locking cross-bolt, cocking indicators and set front trigger option; nicely figured walnut half stock with chequered fore end and pistol grip, cheek piece, sling swivel mount and oval escutcheon engraved "GM"; with an interchangeable pair of 28¼" 12 bore x 70mm barrels, number 261750, a similar pair of 24½" 9.3x74mm rifle barrels, number 261751, with single standing rearsight and telescopic sight mount, and a Zeiss 6x42 telescopic sight for number 261749; each individual barrel is marked "J.P. SAUER & SOHN, SUHL" across the breech, "KRUPP-LAUFSTAHL" along the barrel, and each set of barrels has its own fore end. GWO & VGC, the barrels blued, the butt and fore ends crisp. It is believed that the gun was made circa 1924, in which case the uniform condition of the whole suggests that it has been professionally re-conditioned, possibly by the maker. In a foam lined aluminium carrying case with individual woollen sleeves for the spare barrels. Note: the purchaser must hold a valid Firearms Certificate and Shotgun Licence. £3000-3500